Rainy Day

Minerva Louise

by Janet Morgan Stoeke

This first book in the new series introduces Minerva Louise, a playful hen, who while looking for shelter on a rainy day, must use her ingenuity to make the most of a wet situation.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

6 pages, Board Book

First published June 1, 1999

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

So it is a rainy Wednesday and it is national read a book day. So I just made myself a large mug of vanilla chai tea with extra cream and have decided to catch up on some of my picture book reading. Today's theme is RAIN! 

It is raining out and the hen Minerva Louise is stuck out in it and must find herself some shelter.

I have never read nor heard of the Minerva Louise books before but, after reading this little gem I'm going to seek out more of them! This was incredibly short. Like short short. Like this is the perfect book for the wee itty bitty ones. Despite the brevity of this book I had an honest out loud laugh. Minerva Louise decides to take shelter under a lamb and it had me laughing more than any board book has before...come to think of it this might be a first. Normally, I don't care for board books. They are designed for baby's and well...they can be boring. But not this one!

I LOVED this! It has such great illustrations that I went back twice (again only a few pages long) to look at them all over again. I also loved that little spark of humor that was conveid in such few words but with a perfectly matched illustration. This is perfect for a baby and mom and dad wont mind reading this one over and over again. This has gone straight to my favorites shelf and I will be seeking out more books by this author. 

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chicken Minerva Louise gets caught outside in the rain.

[kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liby loves this book because it makes her laugh. It's a cute little book.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short board book - not like the rest of the Minerva Louise books.